{"id":92587,"date":"2026-03-07T04:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T07:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/lewis-hamilton-calls-on-african-countries-to-reclaim-their-continent\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T04:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T07:11:33","slug":"lewis-hamilton-calls-on-african-countries-to-reclaim-their-continent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/lewis-hamilton-calls-on-african-countries-to-reclaim-their-continent\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton calls on African countries to reclaim their continent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lewis Hamilton<\/a> has called for a movement to “take Africa back,” saying the continent is being “controlled” by European powers.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the cusp of the new Formula 1 season, the seven-time champion outlined his ambition to compete in a grand prix on African soil before the end of his career.<\/p>\n

But the 41-year-old Briton, F1’s first Black racing driver, did not stop there. He suggested former colonial rulers still exerted undue power in the region and called for action to reverse that influence.<\/p>\n

The Ferrari driver told reporters in Melbourne: “I’ve got roots from a few different places there, like Togo and Benin. I’m really proud of that part of the world.<\/p>\n

“I think it is the most beautiful part of the world, and I don’t like that the rest of the world owns so much of it and takes so much from it and no one speaks about it. I’m really hoping that the people that are running those different countries all unite and come together and take Africa back.<\/p>\n

“That’s what I want to see. Take it back from the French, take it back from the Spanish, take it back from the Portuguese and the British. It’s so important for the future of that continent. They have all the resources to be the greatest and most powerful place in the world, and that’s probably why they are being controlled the way they are.”<\/p>\n